Donald C Dewey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21315.jpeg UPL 21315 Donald C Dewey - Spring Hill, 445th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21315 - Donald C Dewey - Spring Hill, 445th BG, KIA

Shot down 2 February 1944 in B-24 42-7523 'Billy Babe. ' Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7523

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Billie Babe
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 2 February 1944

Born

Spring Hill, Iowa, USA

Buried

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 2509 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2509 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21315 - Donald C Dewey - Spring Hill, 445th BG, KIA